Thread: How to get Best Lather from a soap.......

so i posted this in the Soaps and Creams section as well but figured it wouldn't hurt here as well since it is as well a Beginner question! thanks for the help in advance.....


so as a newbie i started with the AoS cream and think its great but went out and got some soaps and was wondering what technique ppl use to get the best lather.......when i was in HS using a Mach 3 i used a cheap soap and brush and just left the soap in the bottom of a mug but feel like the lather wasn't very great (although much better than any out of a can product) i have a scuttle on order from Georgetown Pottery and would love to find out what you all do/suggest i try to get a great lather out of the new soaps!!!

Thanks,

JD

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Here is a link to a instructional pictorial for making good lather from soap: Making basic soap lather - Straight Razor Place Wiki

What is jib cutting?

I will leave it up to Lee to decide whether he will explain jib-cutting. If he likes the cut of your jib, I am sure he will fill you in.

I use a technique from my old stripper days: the "pump and grind". If it is soap, I put it in the bottom of the mug. If it is cream I add a small amount (a snoodle or two) to the mug. Add a quandle of water - it is better to start with too little water and add as you go than to drown everything in quarles of water to start. I then take the brush and I "pump and grind". Up and down motion is the pump. Round and round motion is the grind. Work the pump and grind, adding quillits of water if needed to adjust the volume and viscosity, until you work up the lather consistency you want. If you overdo it and add too much water, tip the excess water out, add a bit more cream or soap to the brush, and keep pumping and grinding.

The secret is minor adjustments. It is actually controlled trial and error, but done correctly it looks as though you know exactly what you are doing every time!!

James.

That was the most ridiculous, and most accurate, instructional I've ever read.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I will leave it up to Lee to decide whether he will explain jib-cutting. If he likes the cut of your jib, I am sure he will fill you in.

I use a technique from my old stripper days: the "pump and grind". If it is soap, I put it in the bottom of the mug. If it is cream I add a small amount (a snoodle or two) to the mug. Add a quandle of water - it is better to start with too little water and add as you go than to drown everything in quarles of water to start. I then take the brush and I "pump and grind". Up and down motion is the pump. Round and round motion is the grind. Work the pump and grind, adding quillits of water if needed to adjust the volume and viscosity, until you work up the lather consistency you want. If you overdo it and add too much water, tip the excess water out, add a bit more cream or soap to the brush, and keep pumping and grinding.

The secret is minor adjustments. It is actually controlled trial and error, but done correctly it looks as though you know exactly what you are doing every time!!

James.

Thats about how I do it and it works for me